I Think I'll Call it "Pineapple Fluff".......

I have a recipe for a sort-of dessert that I make for Hubby every now and then. Oh, and me too, but I modified the original recipe to suit Hubby's diabeticness.

I'm surprised I ever made it the first time, because the name turned me off immediately. I found the recipe in the newspaper, and it was called "Dump Salad."

Could they have come up with a LESS appetizing name?

It suits me for several reasons. #1 - It's sweet. #2 - It's simple. Okay, two reasons.

Here are the very simple steps and ingredients:

1 large can crushed pineapple (you can use other fruits, but our favorite is pineapple)
1 box Jell-O (I use sugar-free lemon)
1 container (16 oz? maybe?) cottage cheese
1 tub Cool Whip (I use Lite, Free, or Sugar Free, and I'm pretty sure they're all exactly the same)

Drain the fruit, pour the Jell-O mix on top and stir. Mix in the cottage cheese, then fold in the Cool Whip. Allow to set in the refrigerator.

I have also added walnuts (excellent) and I think I've tried coconut in this recipe. Then it can be called "Tropical Fluff."

I took this dish to a family reunion once, and my brother LOVED it. He asked what was in it, and when I got to the cottage cheese part, he started gagging. Then I discovered that Hubby doesn't particularly care for cottage cheese either, mainly due to the texture. (I think it's merely the IDEA of cottage cheese, but whatever.) So I started putting the cottage cheese in the food processor before I mix it in with the fruit and Jell-O. It processes up beautifully and looks like a gorgeous cake frosting. But I wouldn't recommend putting it on a cake.

It's a wonderful dessert for holiday gatherings, because it makes a large bowl, but it isn't a heavy dessert. Unless you eat the entire large bowl all by yourself.

Not that I've ever done that.

Desserts!!!!!!

I know it's shameful (or perhaps extremely revealing) to have two posts in a row about food. Because it was the last day of pre-planning and the last opportunity for a while, our entire staff went out for lunch today. (Okay, our entire staff consists of 6 people, so it's a little easier to manage than you'd think.)

Since we were on the job, we couldn't exactly order the pitcher of beer that I would love to have had. So we had DESSERT(S) instead. (Well, not all of us. Sara and Lynn were good.) Fried Cheesecake (like cheesecake wasn't already fattening enough, they had to go and deep fry it?), something with caramel and peanut butter, and my personal favorite, molten chocolate cake. Yum!